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Cobra aims to allay member concerns with Autonet deal
Cobra Network has moved to allay members' concerns that there was a "void in the market for van insurance" by striking a deal with Autonet Insurance.
Zurich UK GI business reports drop in profit, GWP and COR
Zurich UK has reported a £52m operating profit for its general insurance (GI) arm in the first half of 2012.
Barr departs CCV as Bruce steps in
Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has confirmed the departure of Graham Barr from the role of chief operating officer with David Bruce taking on the job.
Brightside recruits again
Brightside has confirmed the recruitment of 48 new staff following the company’s partnership with Asda.
Towergate London Markets in redundancy talks with staff
Towergate has confirmed that jobs may be lost in its London Markets business.
BLG adds roofing and contractors warranties to Shield range
Building and Land Guarantee (BLG) has added two warranties for the construction industry to its Shield range of products.
Henderson wins account for Wallace and Gromit’s favourite cheese
Henderson Insurance Brokers Teesside has been appointed by The Wensleydale Creamery, at Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, to handle the cheese maker’s insurance needs.
Former Merlin man snubs LAS for Direct Group
Former Merlin loss adjusting and claims services director Russell Crewe has snubbed LAS Claims and instead joined Direct Group.
Cobra Network director David Truman placed on gardening leave
Cobra Network director David Truman has been placed on gardening leave following its acquisition by Alto Intermediary Group.
Double departure at Cobra
Cobra Network managing director John Lincoln and Cobra Insurance Brokers managing director Mark Zandler have both left the company.
Oval results show rise in Ebitda
Oval Group has revealed a 4% rise in profitability as measured by Ebitda to £15m for the year ended 31 May 2012.
Lorica nabs three from Towergate in sweep of hires
Lorica Insurance Brokers has made five appointments across the UK.
Markel boosts UK retail division with Chartis hire
Markel UK has appointed Julia Churchill as broker development manager for the South.
Barbon chairman Tim Redburn resigns from role
Barbon Insurance Group chairman Tim Redburn has resigned from his role.
R K Harrison turns to Marsh for cyber practice leader
R K Harrison (RKH) has appointed David Rees to head up its dedicated cyber practice within its specialist casualty team.
Russell Scanlan expands in Leicester with former Towergate hire
Russell Scanlan has appointed John Mahon as an account director based in its offices in Desford Hall, near Leicester.
Axa and GAB Robins extend contract by three years
Axa has renewed its commercial property loss adjusting contract with GAB Robins by three years.
Chaucer raids Ace for new catastrophe risk head
Chaucer has snapped up Nick Barter from Ace European Group as head of catastrophe risk.
Lucas Fettes on the front foot with Cougar capture
Lucas Fettes has expanded its wholesale division with the capture of south-coast based Cougar Underwriting.
Aviva trialling telematics app for private car insurance
Aviva has launched the test of a new pay-how-you-drive app on smartphones called - Aviva RateMyDrive – with the target of signing up 5,000 drivers.
Jelf partners with REC
Jelf has teamed up with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) to become the insurance partner for its members.
Markel takes on ex-Chubb underwriter
Markel UK has appointed Simon Webster as technical underwriter with the responsibility of expanding its specialty liability account.
Insurance Age gateway goes live
Insuranceage.co.uk has rolled out a new login feature to deliver on-going free access to articles over 28 days old.
Groupama chief hails performance amid ongoing fight
The chief executive of Groupama UK has hailed a "great performance" despite having to "fight against the whole world".